Designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) should "at least be a discussion," President Trump's border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday during Axios' Future of Defense Summit.

The big picture: Homan emphasized fentanyl is a dangerous drug, citing U.S. death tolls he said are around 73,000 annually and noted the number was higher during the Biden administration.

Driving the news: Homan said he attended a Department of Homeland Security briefing six months ago to discuss classifying the drug as a WMD. • "When I left that briefing, it was my understanding that they would push that recommendation up to the Secretary, but I've been out of it ever since," he said. • "They're really trying to make money on their customers, and we're not going to do that by killing them,

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